Itabira Natural Monument
The Itabira Natural Monument (Portuguese: Monumento Natural do Itabira) is a Natural monument in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
| Itabira Natural Monument | |
|---|---|
| Monumento Natural do Itabira | |
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
 Pedra do Itabira | |
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| Nearest city | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo |
| Coordinates | 20.844558°S 41.064112°W |
| Area | 452 hectares (1,120 acres) |
| Designation | Natural monument |
| Created | 1988 |
Location
The Itabira Natural Monument is in the municipality of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo. It has an area of 452 hectares (1,120 acres).[1] The monument is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the municipal center.[2] It includes the Pedra do Itabira, a striking vertical rock.[3] The site includes overhanging rocks, fragments of Atlantic Forest and endangered birds such as the dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura), Neotropical bellbird (genus Procnias), red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) and saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni).[4] It attracts tourists, mountain-bikers, hikers and mountaineers.[2]
History
The name "Itabira" is from the Tupi-Guarani language and means "steep rock". The stone was first climbed in 1947.[2] The Itabira Sustainable Development Reserve was created by municipal decree 6159 of 25 August 1988 with an area of 104.75 hectares (258.8 acres).[3] It became part of the Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor, created in 2002.[5] Municipal law 5774 of 3 October 2005 recategorized the reserve as the Itabira Natural Monument.[3] In November 2014 the monument was enrolled in the National Register of Conservation Units (CNUC). This made it eligible to receive environmental compensation funds and assistance in management.[4]
Notes
Sources
- Cunha, Samara (April 2015), "Parque Natural Municipal do Itabira", Dia de Folga, retrieved 2016-10-24
- Lamas, Ivana Reis; Crepaldi, Maria Otávia; Mesquita, Carlos Alberto Bernardo (2015), Uma Rede no Corredor (PDF) (in Portuguese), Conservação Internacional (CI-Brasil), ISBN 978-85-98830-28-5, retrieved 2016-10-22
- Official Record for Monumento Natural Do Itabira, Protected Planet, retrieved 2016-10-24
- Roza, Elton (19 November 2014), "Monumento Natural do Itabira agora integra o cadastro nacional de unidades de conservação", Folha (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-10-24
- Travaglia, Atilio (3 December 2008), Lei No 6177 (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-10-24